India Congress Party Wins Karnataka State Poll

By

Vibhuti Agarwal

Updated May 8, 2013 12:38 p.m. ET

NEW DELHI--India's ruling Congress party Wednesday won elections in the key southern state of Karnataka, a confidence-boosting victory ahead of federal polls for a party battered by corruption scandals.

The center-left Congress party won 121 seats, more than the 113 required for a simple majority, the Election Commission of India's website showed. The Hindu nationalist BJP, which currently holds power in the state and is the main...